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ATTAINMENT
This section on Educational Attainment includes the Key and Related series for the following Indicators:
Attainment of Year 12 or a formal qualification at Certificate II or above
Attainment of a non-school qualification
Literacy and numeracy skills
YEAR 12 OR A FORMAL QUALIFICATION AT CERTIFICATE II OR ABOVE
Key series
ATTAINMENT OF YEAR 12 OR FORMAL QUALIFICATION AT CERTIFICATE II OR ABOVE (a)(b)(c), 20-24 years
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 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 78.3 | 78.1 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 82.4 | 81.6 | 84.1 | (r)84.7 | 83.4 |
| Females | 84.1 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 87.3 | 87.7 | 88.9 | 86.7 | 87.8 | (r)89.5 | 89.5 |
(a) Includes any of the following: Year 12; Certificate II, III, or IV; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; Bachelor Degree; Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate, or Postgraduate Degree.
(b) Males and females who have attained Year 12 or a formal qualification at Certificate II or above as a proportion of all persons aged 20-24 years for each sex.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.
(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).
Source: ABS Education and Work, Australia (cat. no. 6227.0). |
NON-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION
Key series
ATTAINMENT OF FORMAL QUALIFICATION AT CERTIFICATE III OR ABOVE (a)(b)(c), 25-29 years
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 55.1 | 56.1 | 57.9 | 59.1 | 60.8 | 62.1 | 59.8 | 65.4 | (r)63.1 | 63.9 |
| Females | 56.4 | 55.3 | 60.2 | 61.0 | 65.2 | 63.2 | 67.2 | 66.5 | (r)69.2 | 66.0 |
(a) Includes any of the following: Year 12; Certificate III, or IV; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; Bachelor Degree; Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate, or Postgraduate Degree.
(b) Males and females who have attained a formal qualification at Certificate III or above as a proportion of total persons in 25-29 years age group for each sex.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.
(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work. |
Related series
ATTAINMENT OF BACHELOR DEGREE OR ABOVE (a)(b), 25-29 years |
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 26.5 | 26.0 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 30.3 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 31.8 | (r)28.7 | 30.6 |
| Females | 33.0 | 32.7 | 35.7 | 36.0 | 40.5 | 38.1 | 41.0 | 39.2 | (r)41.1 | 42.0 |
(a) Males and females who have attained a Bachelor Degree or above as a proportion of all persons aged 25-29 years for each sex.
(b) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.
(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work. |
ATTAINMENT OF A NON-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION (a)(b)(c), 15-64 years |
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 54.2 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 55.3 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 57.4 | 59.6 | (r)57.8 | 60.0 |
| Females | 48.9 | 50.4 | 50.6 | 52.6 | 53.6 | 54.6 | 55.7 | 58.0 | (r)58.0 | 58.8 |
(a) Males and females who have attained a non-school qualification as a proportion of all persons aged 15-64 years for each sex.
(b) Includes 'Certificate not further defined' and 'Level not determined'.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.
(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work. |
LITERACY, NUMERACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS
Key series
LITERACY COMPETENCY AT SKILL LEVEL 2 OR UNDER (15–64 years) (a)(b)(c)(d)
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| 2011–2012 |
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| % |
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| Males | 43.2 |
| Females | 43.9 |
(a) Males and females with literacy competency as a proportion of persons aged 15-64 years for each sex.
(b) Includes those classified as 'Missing', Below Level 1, at Level 1 and at Level 2.
(c) 'Missing' refers to people who did not receive a proficiency score because they were not able to answer more than five questions in the background questionnaire. For further information see
Appendix ('Scores and Skill Levels') and Explanatory Note 1 in ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12 (cat. no. 4228.0).
(d) Skill Level 2 and under reflect the lower end of the competency spectrum, whereas Skill Levels 4 and 5 reflect the higher end of the competency spectrum.
Source: ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12. (cat. no. 4228.0).
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NUMERACY COMPETENCY AT SKILL LEVEL 2 OR UNDER (15–64 years) (a)(b)(c)(d)
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| 2011–2012 |
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| % |
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| Males | 49.0 |
| Females | 59.2 |
(a) Males and females with numeracy competency as a proportion of persons aged 15-64 years for each sex.
(b) Includes those classified as 'Missing', Below Level 1, at Level 1 and at Level 2.
(c) 'Missing' refers to people who did not receive a proficiency score because they were not able to answer more than five questions in the background questionnaire. For further information see
Appendix ('Scores and Skill Levels') and Explanatory Note 1 in ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12 (cat. no. 4228.0).
(d) Skill Level 2 and under reflect the lower end of the competency spectrum, whereas Skill Levels 4 and 5 reflect the higher end of the competency spectrum.
Source: ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12. (cat. no. 4228.0). |
PROBLEM SOLVING COMPETENCY IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS (T-RE) AT SKILL LEVEL 1 OR UNDER (15–64 years) (a)(b)(c)(d)
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| 2011–2012 |
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| % |
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| Males | 68.9 |
| Females | 69.7 |
(a) Males and females with problem solving competency in technology-rich environments as a proportion of persons aged 15-64 years for each sex.
(b) Includes those classified as 'Missing', Below Level 1 and at Level 1.
(c) 'Missing' refers to people who did not receive a proficiency score because they were not able to answer more than five questions in the background questionnaire. For further information see Appendix ('Scores and Skill Levels') and Explanatory Note 1 in
ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12 (cat. no. 4228.0).
(d) Skill Level 1 and under reflect the lower end of the competency spectrum, whereas Skill Levels 2 and 3 reflect the higher end of the competency spectrum.
Source: ABS Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2011–12. (cat. no. 4228.0). |
Definitions of the concepts presented above can be found in the Education Glossary (under the Explanatory Notes tab). More detailed information can be found in the Education Data Cube (under the Downloads tab).
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